2013 Philippine Super Liga season

2013 PSL season
DurationJuly 7, 2013 - December 14, 2013
Number of teamsWomen's: 6
Men's: 4
TV partner(s)Solar Sports
Season MVPWomen's:
Invitational: Philippines Venus Bernal (CIG)
Grand Prix: Thailand Wanitchaya Luangtonglang (TMS-PA)
Men's:
Grand Prix: Philippines Kheeno Franco (DSL)
Invitational championsWomen's: TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers
  Invitational runners-upWomen's: Cignal HD Spikers
Grand Prix championsWomen's: TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers
Men's: PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters
  Grand Prix runners-upWomen's: Cignal HD Spikers
Men's: Systema Active Smashers
Seasons

The 2013 PSL Season was the maiden season of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL), the first professional volleyball league in the Philippines. The PSL began as a women's league during its inaugural tournament, the Invitational conference. A men's division was added for the succeeding tournament, the Grand Prix conference.[1][2]

The TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers were the first PSL champions, winning both tournaments held during the season. For the men's division, the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters emerged as the first champions.

Invitational Conference

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Further information: 2013 PSL Invitational Conference

The Invitational Conference, held from July 7, 2013[3] to July 28, 2013. It was the maiden tournament of the PSL.

2013 PSL Invitational Conference teams (Women's Division)
Abbr. Team Company Colors Head coach Team captain
CAG Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns Alvaro Antonio       Nestor Pamilar Wendy Anne Semana (FEU)
CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc.     Sammy Acaylar Venus Bernal (UST)
PCSO PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office       Ronald Dulay Ivy Remulla (DLSU)
PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation         Vilet Ponce-De Leon Roxanne Pimentel-So (UST)
PLDT PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company       Francis Vicente Lou Ann Latigay (SSC-R)
TMS-PA TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers TMS Ship Agencies, Inc. and Philippine Army       Enrico De Guzman Joanne Bunag (FEU)

Classification round (July 7, 2013 to July 17, 2013):

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers 5 4 1 12 14 6 2.333 469 373 1.257
2 Cignal HD Spikers 5 3 2 9 11 7 1.571 415 406 1.022
3 Petron Blaze Spikers 5 3 2 9 9 9 1.000 397 407 0.975
4 Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns 5 3 2 7 10 11 0.909 456 463 0.985
5 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters 5 1 4 4 8 13 0.615 456 483 0.944
6 PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins 5 1 4 4 7 13 0.538 391 452 0.865
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs (July 21, 2013 to July 28, 2013):

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 TMS-PA 3
4 CAG 3 4 CAG 2
5 PLDT 0 1 TMS-PA 3
2 CIG 1
2 CIG 3
3 PET 3 3 PET 0
6 PCSO 2

Grand Prix Conference

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Further information: 2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference

The Grand Prix Conference was held from November 10, 2013 to December 14, 2013. For this conference (women's), each team was allowed to include two import players[4] in the line up.[5][6] A men's division was also introduced.[7][8]

Women's division

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Five teams from the Invitational conference continued in the Grand Prix conference. The PCSO Bingo Milyonaryo Puffins were replaced by the RC Cola Raiders.

2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Women's Division)
Abbr. Team Company Colors Head coach Team captain Imports
CAG Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns Alvaro Antonio       Nestor Pamilar Maria Angeli Tabaquero
(UST) 		Wanida Khotrueng Thailand
Patcharee Sangmuang Thailand
CIG Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc.     Sammy Acaylar Michelle Datuin
(DLSU) 		Zhanzhan Li China
Lei Xie China
PET Petron Blaze Spikers Petron Corporation         Vilet Ponce-De Leon Karla Bello
(ADMU) 		Shinako Tanaka Japan
Misao Tanyama Japan
PLDT PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company       Roger Gorayeb Lou Ann Latigay
(SSC-R) 		Kaylee Manns United States
Savannah Noyes United States
RCC RC Cola Raiders Asiawide Refreshments Corporation       Ronald Dulay Ivy Remulla
(DLSU) 		Sontaya Keawbundit Thailand
Minghua Zhang China
TMS-PA TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers TMS Ship Agencies, Inc.
and Philippine Army 		      Enrico De Guzman Cristina Salak
(FEU) 		Wanitchaya Luangtonglang Thailand
Yuki Murakoshi Japan

Classification round (November 10, 2013 to December 1, 2013:

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters 5 5 0 15 15 4 3.750 457 371 1.232
2 TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers 5 4 1 12 12 5 2.400 393 320 1.228
3 Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns 5 3 2 9 11 8 1.375 420 406 1.034
4 Cignal HD Spikers 5 2 3 6 8 10 0.800 376 377 0.997
5 Petron Blaze Spikers 5 1 4 2 5 14 0.357 371 419 0.885
6 RC Cola Raiders 5 0 5 1 5 15 0.333 346 470 0.736
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs (December 4, 2013 to December 14, 2013):

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 PLDT 0
4 CIG 3 4 CIG 3
5 PET 1 1 TMS-PA 3
2 CIG 1
2 TMS-PA 3
3 CAG 3 3 CAG 0
6 RCC 1

Final standing:

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cignal HD Spikers
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters
4 Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns
5 Petron Blaze Spikers
6 RC Cola Raiders

Men's division

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2013 PSL Grand Prix Conference teams (Men's Division)
Abbr. Team Company Colors Head coach Team captain
GIL Giligan's Sisig Kings Giligan's Restaurant       Franklin Mauricio Salvador "John" Depante III (UST)
MAY Maybank Tigers Maybank Philippines, Inc.       Ariel Atendido Michael Maglonzo (DLSU)
PLDT PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company       Francis Vicente Richard Gomez (UPOU)
SYS Systema Active Smashers Peerless Lion Corporation       Sammy Gaddi Renz B. Ordoñez (Letran)

Classification round (November 10, 2013 to November 27, 2013):

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters 3 2 1 7 8 3 2.667 254 235 1.081
2 Systema Active Smashers 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 252 237 1.063
3 Giligan's Sisig Kings 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 253 253 1.000
4 Maybank Tigers 3 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 226 260 0.869
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs (December 1, 2013 to December 14, 2013):

Semifinals Finals
      
1 PLDT 3
4 MAY 0
1 PLDT 3
2 SYS 2
2 SYS 3
3 GIL 2

Venues

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Brand ambassador

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Broadcast partner

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References

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  1. ^ "Philippine Super Liga to launch first men's club league". Solar Sports Desk. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  2. ^ "Super Liga adds men's tourney in 2nd season". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  3. ^ Cordero, Abac (2013-07-06). "Asian volley official graces PSL opener". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  4. ^ MST Sports (2013-11-07). "PSL Superliga imports arrive". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  5. ^ Zarate, Noel (2013-11-05). "The Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Primer #1: The Debutants and New Alliances". Yahoo Sports Philippines. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  6. ^ Zarate, Noel (2013-11-06). "The Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix (Women's Division) Primer #2: Roster Updates". Yahoo Sports Philippines. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  7. ^ Solar Sports Desk (2013-02-25). "Philippine Super Liga to launch first men's club league". Solar Sports Desk. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  8. ^ "Super Liga adds men's tourney in 2nd season | Inquirer Sports". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
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